Adolf Lüderitz

Franz Adolf Eduard Lüderitz was a German merchant and the founder of German South West Africa, Imperial Germany's first colony. The coastal town of Lüderitz, located in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia, is named after him.

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Who was born first?

• Adolf Lüderitz and John Wesley Powell were born the same year
• Adolf Lüderitz and Ernst Haeckel were born the same year
• Adolf Lüderitz and Gustav Hermann Nachtigal were born the same year
• Adolf Lüderitz and Franz Steindachner were born the same year
• Adolf Lüderitz was born 1 year after John Anderson

Timeline

1. John AndersonOctober 4, 1833 – August 15, 1900
2. Adolf Lüderitz (this page)July 16, 1834 – October 24, 1886
3. Ernst HaeckelFebruary 16, 1834 – August 9, 1919
4. Franz SteindachnerNovember 11, 1834 – December 10, 1919
5. Gustav Hermann NachtigalFebruary 23, 1834 – April 20, 1885
6. John Wesley PowellMarch 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902

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